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» Brother Gets 5 Years - 04-July-2010
A Tibetan environmentalist is sentenced on charges of splittism a week after his brother’s trial. Unknown photographer courtesy of Robbie Barnett. Rinchen Samdrup in Lhasa in August 2004. Award-winning Tibetan environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup, 44, was sentenced on Saturday to five years in prison on charges of inciting to split the nation. The Chamdo Intermediate People’s Court found Samdrup guilty of splittism based on evidence that an article about the Dalai Lama had been posted on Samdrup’s Web site. Samdrup pleaded not guilty and said during the trial that someone else had posted the article. “The court recessed for 20 minutes and the verbal verdict of five years imprisonment was given, which seems to have been decided long before the hearing in court,” Samdrup’s eldest daughter Dorjee Sangmo said. Rinchen Samdrup’s sentence comes just over one week after his brother, Karma Samdrup, was sentenced to the maximum penalty of 15 years for grave robbery, on charges that had been origin

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» China acts to ease Uighur tension - 04-July-2010
Article Link By Kathrin Hille in Urumqi Published: July 2 2010 19:35 Last updated: July 2 2010 19:35 China has installed a grassroots network of officials throughout Xinjiang, its predominantly Muslim north-west frontier region, to address social risks and spot early signs of unrest a year after bloody ethnic riots erupted in the provincial capital. Hundreds of cadres have been transferred from southern Xinjiang, the region’s poorest area, into socially unstable neighbourhoods of Urumqi, the capital, and tasked with helping Uighur families find jobs. They are also expected to assist other low-income groups in accessing government money, according to local officials. Last year’s unrest pitted the Turkic Uighurs, Xinjiang’s largest ethnic group, against migrants from other parts of China who are mostly Han, the country’s dominant group. The social programmes are the most concrete evidence so far of new policy measures following last year’s ethnic clashes, t

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» China Mulls License - 02-July-2010
To keep Chinese search engine traffic, Google needs a license from the government. AFP People walk past the Google China office in Beijing, Jan. 13, 2010. HONG KONG—Chinese officials are reviewing the operating license of Internet search giant Google, which official media report has promised in its renewal application to abide by Chinese laws.According to the official Xinhua news agency, Guxiang, a company that operates Google’s Web sites in China, has submitted its application to the government.The application included a letter promising to abide by Chinese laws, it added.The report came after Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond wrote on the company’s corporate blog that Google would stop automatically redirecting China users to its uncensored Hong Kong site in order to appease Beijing and secure the renewal of its Internet Content Provider (ICP) license. However, Internet commentators said Google's current redirection procedure would be untenable without an ICP license anyway."

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» Xinjiang one year on: the world "could do more" - 02-July-2010
Asia News 07/02/2010 13:05 Beijing (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The world "shows more attention to the Uyghur cause in China, but could do much more for us”, says Rebiya Kadeer, the Uyghur leader exiled in the United States to commemorate the first anniversary of one of the bloodiest ethnic riots to take place in the Asian country. Meanwhile, to control the situation, the central government has installed 40 thousand cameras in the provincial capital Urumqi. A year ago, in fact, an ethnic Uyghur Muslim community residing in the northern province of Xinjiang challenged the domination of central government in Beijing. During the clashes, according to official sources, 200 people were killed. A further 1,700 were wounded, while the number of arrests is unknown: according to dissident leader, there are tens of thousands detained. The Uyghur are not asking for independence from Beijing, but demand greater autonomy. Although Xinjiang - the dissidents call the region East Turkistan - is one

» New testimonies reinforce call for China to investigate Xinjiang riots... - 02-July-2010
Amnesty International 2 July 2010 Amnesty International has urged the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into last year's riots in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, after new testimony obtained by the organization has cast further doubt on the official version of events. A new report, "Justice, justice": The July 2009 Protests in Xinjiang, China includes newly gathered testimonies from Uighurs who fled China after the unrest, which centred on Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi. Interviewees described unnecessary or excessive use of force, mass arrests, enforced disappearances, and torture and ill-treatment in detention that occurred on 5 July 2009 and during the ensuing government crackdown. "The official account leaves too many questions unanswered. How many people really died, who killed them, how did it happen, and why?" said Catherine Baber, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Deputy Director. Ahead of the 5 July anniversary, security in Xinjiang has been ti

» Can you hear us now? Uyghur report details Urumchi unrest and repression... - 02-July-2010
Demdigest July 1, 2010 A year on from the unrest in Urumchi that followed the violent suppression of an initially peaceful demonstration, human rights activists are calling on China to accept an independent international investigation into the events. A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project examines the unrest of July and September 2009 in Urumchi, East Turkestan’s regional capital (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). Drawing on eye-witness accounts, Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi details the security forces’ use of deadly live fire against Uyghur demonstrators on July 5, subsequent beatings and arbitrary detentions, and the communist authorities’ efforts to exacerbate tensions between the Uyghur and Han communities. Two eye-witnesses gave moving accounts of ferocious and arbitrary violence against innocent Uyghur civilians. One described seeing police handing out steel batons to Han mobs, confirming reports tha

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» Can you hear us now? Uyghur report details Urumchi unrest and repression... - 02-July-2010
DemdigestJuly 1, 2010A year on from the unrest in Urumchi that followed the violent suppression of an initially peaceful demonstration, human rights activists are calling on China to accept an independent international investigation into the events. A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project examines the unrest of July and September 2009 in Urumchi, East Turkestan’s regional capital (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). Drawing on eye-witness accounts, Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi details the security forces’ use of deadly live fire against Uyghur demonstrators on July 5, subsequent beatings and arbitrary detentions, and the communist authorities’ efforts to exacerbate tensions between the Uyghur and Han communities. Two eye-witnesses gave moving accounts of ferocious and arbitrary violence against innocent Uyghur civilians. One described seeing police handing out steel batons to Han mobs, confirming reports that

» Xinjiang one year on: the world "could do more" - 02-July-2010
Asia News07/02/2010 13:05 Beijing (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The world "shows more attention to the Uyghur cause in China, but could do much more for us”, says Rebiya Kadeer, the Uyghur leader exiled in the United States to commemorate the first anniversary of one of the bloodiest ethnic riots to take place in the Asian country. Meanwhile, to control the situation, the central government has installed 40 thousand cameras in the provincial capital Urumqi. A year ago, in fact, an ethnic Uyghur Muslim community residing in the northern province of Xinjiang challenged the domination of central government in Beijing. During the clashes, according to official sources, 200 people were killed. A further 1,700 were wounded, while the number of arrests is unknown: according to dissident leader, there are tens of thousands detained. The Uyghur are not asking for independence from Beijing, but demand greater autonomy. Although Xinjiang - the dissidents call the region East Turkistan - is one

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» Mevon Peton School students hold open dialogue with Kalon Tripa... - 02-July-2010
Mevon Peton School students hold open dialogue with Kalon Tripa July 02, 2010 Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) June 30, 2010 Dharamshala - Mevon Peton School students held an open dialogue with the Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche on Saturday, 26th June in their school near Lower Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharamsala. Kalon Tripa in simple terms explained the "three trainings of the mind" to the students of sixth and seventh standards. The students asked questions ranging from the hot topic of election of next Kalon Tripa to environment issues to women's power. Students of 10 to 13 years old asked questions regarding Kyigudo earthquake relief and if aid was received from the PRC government. A girl named Ngawag Wangmo asked, - Why is Tibetan language very important?." Kalon Tripa said because Tibetan language has originated from Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism from the Nalanda tradition can be studied through Tibetan language. The Tibetan language has the lar

» After Chinese Re-education, Monk Regrets Action - 02-July-2010
After Chinese Re-education, Monk Regrets Action July 02, 2010 By EDWARD WONG The New York Times June 29, 2010 LHASA, Tibet - The young monk once again found himself in front of microphones and television cameras. It was much the same as on March 28, 2008, when the monk, Norgye, and dozens of fellow monks barged into a temple chamber where foreign journalists were being escorted around by Chinese government officials. The monks had then cried out, ?Tibet is not free.? This time, on Tuesday, Norgye had a different message: he had been punished through patriotic re-education, and he had repented. "I wasn?t beaten or tortured," he said. "We had to learn more about the law. Through education about the law, I realized what we had done in the past was wrong and was against the law." Norgye, 29, who like many Tibetans goes by one name, was speaking in the ancient inner sanctum of Lhasa?s Jokhang Temple, the holiest shrine in Tibetan Buddhism. During the 10-minute interview

» Tibetan Parliament express gratitude to Italian and European MPs for raising Tibet issue... - 02-July-2010
Tibetan Parliament express gratitude to Italian and European MPs for raising Tibet issue July 02, 2010 by Tenzin Norbu, TPiE Secretariat Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) June 30, 2010 Dharamshala - The Tibetan Parliament in Exile sent letters to Honourable Mr. Matteo Meccaci, MP Italy and Honourable Mr. Thomas Mann, MEP Germany, Co-Chairs of the newly established International Network of Parliamentarians on Tibet (INPaT) expressing gratitude for having raised issues of Tibet with the World leaders and for having urged the leaders of G8 countries to take a proactive role in achieving a negotiated solution to the crisis in Tibet through dialogue between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama's envoys. In a letter to Prime Minister of Canada, INPaT strongly appreciated the concerns of Canada on the issue of Tibet. The letter categorically stated that the Dalai Lama's Middle Way Approach seeks to secure genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people within the scope of the constitution of

» In face of worker unrest, China launches 'Strike-Hard' campaign... - 02-July-2010
In face of worker unrest, China launches 'Strike-Hard' campaign July 02, 2010 Epoch Times June 30, 2010 A wave of strikes in Chinese factories recently has highlighted the lack of authentic rights for Chinese workers and other inequities in Chinese society. In response, the regime is launching a ?Strike-Hard? campaign. According to China analysts, the recent wave of strikes is a reflection of simmering social discontent and unrest as a result of social inequality, injustice, and rising inflation. Many of the striking workers are not only demanding pay raises, but are also asking for independent unions. If the strikes escalate they may threaten China's position as the factory of the world, and thus threaten the communist regime?s popular legitimacy and survival. However, experts say that responding to the workers demands with brute force will not work. On June 13 the Chinese Ministry of Public Security announced that it will launch a seven-month-long "Strike-Hard" campaign to

» China's hard line wins conformity but not hearts and minds... - 02-July-2010
China's hard line wins conformity but not hearts and minds July 02, 2010 Deadly violence in Tibet two years ago has left an occupied city in its wake. JOHN GARNAUT, LHASA The Age June 30, 2010 IN MARCH 2008, after bloody riots erupted across the Tibetan plateau, a group of monks stormed a Chinese-government-led tour of foreign journalists at Jokhang Temple. ''We want freedom ? they are telling lies,'' said the monks, saying they had been falsely accused of causing the carnage. Yesterday, on another tightly controlled media tour, a Jokhang administrator agreed to present one of those monks. ''I have not been beaten. I had to learn more about the law,'' said shy 29-year-old Norgye. ''Through law education I realised what I had done.'' Norgye's impromptu testimony, relayed through a government interpreter, provided some evidence that the government's patriotic education blitz is bringing monks to heel. The re-education campaign has come with a massive security blitz, which a US congressi

» Football: Lhasa United vs The Marmots - 02-July-2010
Football: Lhasa United vs The Marmots July 02, 2010 Claude Arpi www.claudearpi.blogspot.com June 30, 2010 In continuation with my post of yesterday on football in Tibet, I post today some abstracts of Chapman's notes. While in Tibet, Freddie Spencer Chapman, the Private Secretary of Sir Basil Gould, the Political Officer in Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet kept the British Mission Diary (he also took some of the earliest pictures of Roof of the World). An entry on November 9th 1936 mentions: "First round of seven-a-side football. It was uncomfortably hot playing. Every day now the temperature rises well above 60 [degrees] F. but at night there are ten to fifteen degrees of frost" (Lhasa Mission, 1936: Diary of Events', Part IX p. 1, written by Chapman). On an other occasion, Chapman recounts: "Today we were challenged to a game of 'Soccer' by Lhasa United, a team picked from Tibetan, Ladaki (Mohammedan) and Nepalese sides. They turned out in garish Harlequin-coloured shirts. Af

» London's Tibet festival to open with Road to Peace - 02-July-2010
London's Tibet festival to open with Road to Peace July 02, 2010 By Sam Radclyffe Screen Daily (UK) June 30, 2010 The third edition of the Tibet Film Festival, based in London, kicks off July 1 with the international premiere of Road to Peace, including a Q&A with director Leon Stuparich and the Dalai Lama?s UK representative, Thubten Samdub. The festival will take place in London throughout July - the month of the Dalai Lama?s 75th birthday - before going on tour from August. The programme also takes in the UK premiere of Dirk Simon?s When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun and a performance by soundtrack contributor Damien Rice. Offshoot events include a performance by poet John Hegley, a music event and a photography exhibition looking at the issues of climate change and water on the Tibetan Plateau. The festival is a non-profit initiative and this year supports the Tibet House Trust and relief efforts towards the recent earthquake in Kyegudo, in the Kham region of eastern Tibet.

» China denies military exercise aimed at U.S. - 02-July-2010
China denies military exercise aimed at U.S. July 02, 2010 Reporting by Chris Buckley; Editing by Paul Tait Reuters June 29, 2010 BEIJING - China denied on Tuesday media reports that an artillery drill in the East China Sea was in response to a planned military exercise between South Korea and the United States. The 6-day, live ammunition exercise starting on Wednesday in the East China Sea off China's coast was seen by some analysts as a "response to a (planned) joint exercise between the United States and Republic of Korea navies in the Yellow Sea," said the China Daily, the country's official English-language newspaper. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, said there was no such link and a Chinese military officer said the timing was coincidental. "This is a regular military exercise," the spokesman Qin told a regular news conference. "This is not related to the situation on the Korean Peninsula." Li Daguang, a professor at China's National

» Germany Cracks Down on Chinese Regime's Spying - 02-July-2010
Germany Cracks Down on Chinese Regime's Spying July 02, 2010 By Gisela Sommer Epoch Times June 30, 2010 An espionage incident only weeks prior to chancellor Angela Merkel?s planned China visit may be threatening the bilateral relations between Berlin and Beijing said German news magazine Spiegel Online in a June 26 article. Just days earlier, China?s intelligence gathering activities were prominently highlighted in a report issued by Germany?s Ministry of the Interior. Germany?s Federal Prosecutor?s office is investigating two high-ranking Chinese officials on allegations of espionage, and the matter could make Angela Merkel?s upcoming China visit more difficult. According to information obtained by the ,i>Spiegel, Federal Prosecutors are investigating two Chinese individuals on accusations of spying against practitioners of Falun Gong in Germany. One of the accused is said to hold the position of a Chinese vice-minister and serves as head of the ?610 Office,? an extra-judicial arm

» Landmark sentencing? - 02-July-2010
Landmark sentencing? July 02, 2010 TibetInfoNet (TIN) June 30, 2010 ISSN: 1864-1407 The sentencing of Karma Samdrup on 24 June 2010 is potentially a hard blow for the further development of the vigorous grassroots social and ecological activism that has spread over many parts of Tibetan regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) during the last 5-8 years. His brilliant career, his markedly apolitical approach to contemporary problems, while maintaining a specific Tibetan attitude in the solutions he has proposed and, last but not least, the authorities' apparent approval of his activities were for many a source of inspiration and encouragement. The further handling of his case is likely to have deep implications for the nascent civil society within Tibet. Karma Samdrub was born in May 1968 in Gonjo (Chin: Gongjue) county, Chamdo (Chin: Qamdo) prefecture, TAR. He became wealthy through the trade of dzi stones1, long beads of dark colour with a glass-like texture, which can be foun

» Football on the Roof of the World - 02-July-2010
Football on the Roof of the World July 02, 2010 Claude Arpi www.claudearpi.blogspot.com June 29, 2010 As my column on the World Cup in Rediff.com continues, my thoughts turns to Tibet. Why is Tibet not represented in the FIFA? Why are the following countries represented and not Tibet? Here is a non-exhaustive list: Solomon Islands, Comoros, Mauritius, Palestine, Cayman Islands, Samoa, Seychelles Belize, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tonga, Brunei Darussalam, Tahiti, British Virgin Islands, Guam, Bhutan Macau Aruba, US Virgin Islands, Timor-Leste , Anguilla, Montserrat, American Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Andorra or Faroe Island. One does not know about the existence of half of these 'countries'. At least everyone is aware where Tibet is located? And it is not even a question of territoriality, Tahiti being very much a part of France. In the 1940's, the Tibetans already loved football and practiced on the Roof of the World. I don't know from where they were getting their jabulanis; probably

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» Xinjiang Unrest Timeline - 01-July-2010
Key events in Xinjiang—the site of a deadly ethnic clashes in July 2009—since 2008. Anger in Xinjiang Copyright © 1998-2010 Radio Free Asia. All rights reserved. © Radio Free Asia

» Lao Chinatown Dropped - 01-July-2010
A Chinese-Lao joint venture drops plans to build a Chinatown near the Lao capital. AFP Motorcyclists ride past That Luang temple in downtown Vientiane, Dec. 9, 2009. BANGKOK—A Chinese-Lao joint venture has pulled out of a deal to develop a Suzhou-style “model city” on the outskirts of the Lao capital, Vientiane, according to senior Lao officials. The "New City Development Project," which involved a 50-year lease for 1,000 hectares of land in and around the That Luang Marsh, required the group to pay roughly 7,000 households a total of U.S. $400 million in compensation for relocating their homes. Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune, a former mayor of Vientiane and current minister of planning and investment, said the concession had been canceled because the Chinese developer didn't want to pay the compensation. “Previously, the government had an agreement with the Chinese company to build a new city. But this has already been canceled,” Khoutphaythoune said. “Due to the high cost of compensation

» The Risks and the Road - 01-July-2010
Bao Tong, aide to an ousted top Chinese cadre, considers the issue of succession. AFP Bao Tong during an interview at his home in Beijing, April 27, 2009. BEIJING—On the eve of the 89th birthday of the Chinese Communist Party, we have heard two important items of news. One is that Kyrgyzstan has decided by referendum to become a democracy, bringing hope of long-term stability. The other is that North Korea is to hold a Party meeting, which is unprecedented. On the face of it, it seems as if they are trying to give some legitimacy to the succession of state power, or rather, to Partify it. If this succeeds, they could be in for many more years of one-party rule. If there is no system for the inheritance of power, it becomes the source of all chaos and harms a country. It is better to have a system than to have none at all. It might even turn out to be a system if the succession of power were decided through combat. I heard that that is how the king of the monkeys was chosen. The toughes

» Kyrgyzstan Lessons - 01-July-2010
China's dissident elder statesman sees something to learn from a neighboring republic. AFP Bao Tong during an interview at his home in Beijing, April 27, 2009. HONG KONG—A former top Chinese official has warned the ruling Communist Party that its current political system is outdated, praising last weekend's constitutional referendum in neighboring Kyrgyzstan amid widespread violence in the south of the country. In an essay written for the 89th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Bao Tong, former aide to ousted late premier Zhao Ziyang, contrasted two recent items of news. "One is that Kyrgyzstan has decided by referendum to become a democracy, bringing hope of long-term stability," Bao wrote from his Beijing home, where he has been held under house arrest since his release from a seven-year jail term following the 1989 pro-democracy movement. "The people of Kyrgyzstan have produced a new election law, with some determination, on the basis of a nationwide referen

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» Uighur leader appeals to world year after unrest - 01-July-2010
Article Link By Shaun Tandon AFP 2010-07-01 WASHINGTON — One year since China's worst ethnic violence in decades, the exiled leader of the Uighur minority has seen a surge of global interest in her cause but says the world can do far more. Long an obscure issue to much of the world, the simmering resentment against Beijing's rule by the mostly Muslim Uighur community burst into the open in July last year as riots engulfed Urumqi, capital of the vast Xinjiang region. The violence catapulted into the spotlight Rebiya Kadeer, a department store tycoon turned activist. The 63-year-old mother of 11 spent years in a Chinese prison before she was allowed to go into exile in the United States in 2005. "I'm just an ordinary woman, yet the Chinese government is so fearful of what I say and do. That shows I stand for justice," Kadeer, her booming voice softened by a smile, told AFP in her tiny office in Washington. Since the unrest, Kadeer has become an itinerant traveler - and a top publi

» Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi - 01-July-2010
For immediate release July 1, 2010, 1:45 pm EST Contact: Uyghur American Association +1 (202) 535 0039 and +1 (202) 535 0018 A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines the unrest that took place in July and September 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) through the accounts of Uyghur eyewitnesses. Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi also investigates the economic, social and political factors that set the context for the unrest, as well as the information lockdown that followed. Residents of Urumchi who spoke to UHRP have described witnessing security forces’ use of deadly live fire against Uyghur demonstrators on July 5, extensive beatings of Uyghurs by civilians in July and September and arbitrary detentions that have exacerbated the growing divide between the Uyghur and Han communities. The accounts provided to UHRP cast sufficient doubt on the Chinese

» China installs 40,000 security cameras in Urumqi - 01-July-2010
The Washington Post By CARA ANNA AP 2010-07-02 BEIJING — China has installed about 40,000 high-definition surveillance cameras in the western region of Xinjiang days before the one-year anniversary of the country's worst ethnic violence in decades. The security cameras with "riot-proof" protective shells will be monitored by police at more than 4,000 public locations, including on city streets and buses and in schools and shopping malls, city government spokesman Ma Xinchun said Friday. Long-simmering tensions between Xinjiang's minority Uighurs and majority Han Chinese migrants turned into open violence in the streets of Urumqi — the capital of the traditionally Muslim region — last July 5. The government says 197 people were killed. Beijing blamed overseas Uighur (pronounced WEE-gur) groups of plotting the violence, but exile groups denied it. The installation of thousands of surveillance cameras follows a crackdown on violent crime launched there last month, as we

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» Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi - 01-July-2010
For immediate releaseJuly 1, 2010, 1:45 pm ESTContact: Uyghur American Association +1 (202) 535 0039 and +1 (202) 535 0018 A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines the unrest that took place in July and September 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) through the accounts of Uyghur eyewitnesses. Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi also investigates the economic, social and political factors that set the context for the unrest, as well as the information lockdown that followed. Residents of Urumchi who spoke to UHRP have described witnessing security forces’ use of deadly live fire against Uyghur demonstrators on July 5, extensive beatings of Uyghurs by civilians in July and September and arbitrary detentions that have exacerbated the growing divide between the Uyghur and Han communities. The accounts provided to UHRP cast sufficient doubt on the Chinese go

» Uighur leader appeals to world year after unrest - 01-July-2010
Article LinkBy Shaun TandonAFP2010-07-01 WASHINGTON — One year since China's worst ethnic violence in decades, the exiled leader of the Uighur minority has seen a surge of global interest in her cause but says the world can do far more. Long an obscure issue to much of the world, the simmering resentment against Beijing's rule by the mostly Muslim Uighur community burst into the open in July last year as riots engulfed Urumqi, capital of the vast Xinjiang region. The violence catapulted into the spotlight Rebiya Kadeer, a department store tycoon turned activist. The 63-year-old mother of 11 spent years in a Chinese prison before she was allowed to go into exile in the United States in 2005. "I'm just an ordinary woman, yet the Chinese government is so fearful of what I say and do. That shows I stand for justice," Kadeer, her booming voice softened by a smile, told AFP in her tiny office in Washington. Since the unrest, Kadeer has become an itinerant traveler - and a top public e

» China installs 40,000 security cameras in Urumqi - 01-July-2010
The Washington PostBy CARA ANNAAP2010-07-02 BEIJING — China has installed about 40,000 high-definition surveillance cameras in the western region of Xinjiang days before the one-year anniversary of the country's worst ethnic violence in decades. The security cameras with "riot-proof" protective shells will be monitored by police at more than 4,000 public locations, including on city streets and buses and in schools and shopping malls, city government spokesman Ma Xinchun said Friday. Long-simmering tensions between Xinjiang's minority Uighurs and majority Han Chinese migrants turned into open violence in the streets of Urumqi — the capital of the traditionally Muslim region — last July 5. The government says 197 people were killed. Beijing blamed overseas Uighur (pronounced WEE-gur) groups of plotting the violence, but exile groups denied it. The installation of thousands of surveillance cameras follows a crackdown on violent crime launched there last month, as well